Mr.

Andersons American Literature Course

Using multimedia to explore American Literature and CommunicationsThis college-preparatory course is a hands-on Language Arts class devoted to; literature analysis, encoding and decoding strategies, and exploring American cinema. Enrichment activities include photography, writing workshops, and film production. Students will complete a major literary analysis paper and numerous critical essays. While enrolled in this class you will be expected to; participate, cooperate, note take, challenge yourself, respect others, examine language, read, write, create, communicate, think critically, think globally and act locally. While in my classroom you are expected to; be on time, have a three-ring binder, have a writing instrument, have completed homework. While outside the classroom you are expected to; look for evidence or examples- of concepts learned through coursework, apply what you have learn in class, complete homework assignments independently, read, write, work, play, love, laugh, and live well. Things you should not bring into my classroom are; electronic devices of any kind, gum, food, beverages other than water, a bad attitude, negativity. Questions that will be examined throughout this course are; What is communication? Why communicate? What does good communication look and sound like? What gets in the way of communication? What can be gained through being a better communicator? What is Language? What is the English Language? What is art? What is Language Arts? What is literature? What is American Literature?

Program of Studies: Quarter 1:

We will briefly examine the origins of communication, literature and the English Language. We will examine early American Literature. We will create contemporary works of our own (including a personal essay). We will expand our breadth of vocabulary by reading, listening and examining the common vocabulary words.